CONCLUSION
We found no significant difference in the incidences of CAUTI even after controlling for age, antibiotic use, fecal incontinence, consciousness, fever and dia- betes, so any kinds of perineal care agents could be used in the ICUs. However, considering the limita- tion of the study, we recommend further studies to compare the incidences of CAUTI of the perineal agents with larger sample size and to see the users’ preference on the agents.